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A civic gateway for Pakenham
Genton’s Pakenham Station transforms a utilitarian transport interchange into an open civic landmark, reconnecting the town through landscape, public space and infrastructure designed around Country.
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A vertical hospital shaped by Country and community
At Peninsula University Hospital, a people-centric design approach brings together healthcare, culture and landscape — redefining the experience of care on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
Events
“Doing things differently demands an incredible sense of responsibility”
Chus Martínez and Nguyen Le reflect on the importance of exhibition design as their own show – ‘A velvet ant, a flower and a bird’ – runs at the Potter Museum of Art.
News
Cley Studio relaunches as national end-to-end practice following strategic mergers
Following the merger of Architex (NSW) and Crosier Scott Architects (VIC), Cley Studio re-emerges as a 50-strong national practice delivering more than $600 million in projects across Australia.
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Melbourne Metro and the design heft of transport infrastructure
Ingrid Bakker, Principal and Joint Project Director at Hassell, discusses the wider importance of the “city-shaping” Metro Tunnel completed alongside WW+P Architects and RSHP.
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Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel marks major transport expansion
A collaboration between Hassell, Weston Williamson + Partners (WW+P Architects) and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) sees the opening of five new underground stations.
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Cosentino hosts VIP tour of The Block homes
Guests joined Cosentino for a behind-the-scenes look at The Block homes, discovering new materials and creative partnerships.
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Landscape architecture under the microscope
Phillip Withers joins the podcast to discuss landscape design in relation to Country, place and European notions of control, as well as his part on the Habitus House of the Year 2025 Jury.
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Call for entries: Melbourne Design Week 2026 marks a decade of design excellence
Celebrating ten years of creative impact, Melbourne Design Week 2026 invites designers, studios, and collectives to submit expressions of interest for its statewide program and the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
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Sanctuary within a sanctuary: KWD completes accommodation interiors at Alba
In what is already a peaceful idyll on the Mornington Peninsula, Kate Walker has crafted an intimate retreat with new villas for overnight stays at Alba.
Events
Prestigious design awards name Victoria’s best landscapes
A regional mall, residential garden, school yard and train station were all among the projects honoured at this year’s Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) Victorian Awards.
Events
Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth
With events such as Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, the city of Ballarat is centring design and craft for an economic reawakening.
Events
The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity
As a UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Art, Ballarat is hosting Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway this month. Nicole Durling, Executive Director at Craft Victoria, tells us more.
Events
Hundreds of events planned as Melbourne Design Week returns
Melbourne design Week is just around the corner and here’s a glimpse of what to expect!
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Leading the architectural charge
fjcstudio leads by design and the practice’s Melbourne studio is making quite the impact on the built landscape of Victoria.
News
Jasmax expands into Victoria with Canvas Projects union
Jasmax merges with Melbourne’s Canvas Projects to expand in Australia, following its 2022 Sydney launch and targeting Victoria’s public sector.
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Art and learning take centre stage in new addition to Tarrawarra Museum of Art
Victoria’s art scene is humming with the opening of the new Eva and Marc Besen Centre designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA).
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New LIFE for Clonard College
Its beauty is in its form and function and The Oak Centre sits proud in the landscape of Clonard College.
Ideas
Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’
Australia’s only not-for-profit architectural practice, OFFICE, is supporting the residents of Victoria’s housing estates in their fight to save their homes and communities.
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Well-heeled wine-tasting at Giant Steps by Fiona Lynch Office
Eccentricity and refinement blend at Giant Steps Wines’ new Tasting Room – a picture-perfect place for guests to wine down.
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A winery, a castle and some new architecture. What more could you need?
The reimagining of All Saints Estate by Technē includes new architecture and sensitive interiors for a multifaceted hospitality offering at the regional winery.
Events
Towards a regenerative landscape architecture with Phillip Withers
With a recent book on natural Australian gardens, we spoke with the Victorian landscape designer on what it means to take a truly holistic approach to the environment.
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A celebration of community in a pint-sized space: Technē’s makeover for Monumental Ice Creamery
A compact space in Albury, NSW, undergoes a transformative redesign by Technē Architecture + Interior Design, marking the tenth anniversary of Monumental Ice Creamery.
Events
India Mahdavi and Daniel Emma soak the NGV International with sumptuous colour
NGV has done it once again, securing the internationally renowned India Mahdavi to design its latest major exhibition. Meanwhile, Daniel Emma studio takes over the NGV Kids gallery. All in all, it makes for an outstanding exhibition visit at NGV International.
Events
Victorian Architecture Awards 2023: Your comprehensive wrap
The 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards winners have been announced, spotlighting creative collaborations and a sustainable ethos in architecture. This year’s honours underscore the instrumental role of architectural design in shaping our everyday experiences across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
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Bendigo Law Courts by Wardle wins at Victorian Architecture Awards
Winner of the The William Wardell Award for Public Architecture at Victorian Architecture Awards 2023, Bendigo Law Courts by Wardle places consultation front and centre in defining what court should be and how it might be experienced.
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Five outstanding projects shortlisted for the 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards
The Australian Institute of Architects has unveiled its 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist, featuring remarkable design innovation. Here, we delve into the unique stories of five standout projects — a mix of wellness centres, commercial spaces and residential precincts.
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Tackling housing density on the Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist
The shortlist for the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Architecture Awards has been published. Nightingale Village is one of the projects in the mix and we spoke to Austin Maynard Architects about their part in it.
Events
Print Kitchen mixes it up at Melbourne Art Book Fair
Presented below the spectacularly beautiful stained glass ceiling of the NGV Great Hall for the duration of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, Print Kitchen will play with the connection between printmaking and food-making.
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“Imagining a future history”: The six new schools of outer Melbourne
The task facing ARM Architecture was to create six new schools across five sites in Melbourne’s outer suburbs.
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Comment: Why is it important to communicate the value of architecture?
In this comment piece, Lindy Johnson, director of Lindy Johnson Creative, urges architecture to communicate its value. Johnson says that architects are needed more than ever but their value is highly underrated — and that we’re all the poorer for it.
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Splinter Society brings luxury to the edge of the lagoon at Metung Hot Springs
Sitting lightly in the landscape overlooking the Gippsland lakes, about half way along the eastern coast of Victoria, Metung Hot Springs takes full advantage of the unique geographical connection between the mountains and sea at the confluence of three alpine rivers.
Events
A decade on, and 10 years from now – with Cera Stribley
To mark a full decade in practice, Cera Stribley co-founders Domenic Cerantonio and Chris Stribley share their thoughts on what the future might hold.
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The splendour, the spectacle and the arrival: Shepparton Art Museum by DCM
As we celebrate Denton Corker Marshall turning 50, we revisit one of its most recent architectural accomplishments in which Shepparton gains its tallest landmark: a museum that goes right to the grass roots of its local community.
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Moorish sophistication in Australia’s High Country
Set among the grapevines, Lancemore Milawa has been transformed into a little slice of hospitality heaven that is certain to see the hotel booked solid for at least the next six months.
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Six Degrees of flexibility in South Melbourne
A number of flexible/shared offices have popped up across Australia – one being Flex Office, located in South Melbourne. While the base building was designed by Elenberg Fraser, Hickory commissioned Six Degrees Architects to design the ground floor area.
News
Albury Summer Place launches by rethinking the familiar
Re/place has been installed for this year’s Albury Summer Pavilion! Studio Chris Fox has partnered with Bollinger+Grohmann engineers, the University of Sydney and Swinburne University of Technology to create this temporary installation with an experimental approach to materials and circular economy.
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A classy touch of tradition to create Italian delight
Lygon Street is alive with the delights of Italy. With Ewert Leaf in the lead, the carefully designed interior at Figlia was in good hands as the stellar practice presents dining on a design plate.
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Subtle touches reinvigorate this RACV Country Club
Technē has walked a fine line in its redesign of RACV’s Healesville Country Club in Victoria. The popular venue has been rejuvenated in a way that honours its pre-existing character and membership.
Events
5 Australian design studios to watch: The Indesign round-up
Leanne Amodeo rounds up our top 5 emerging designers and design studios – each producing projects that prove Australia really does have some of the best design talent in the world.
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Stripped back, amped up: Joyce’s gym
Veiled in a stainless-steel mesh screen, this new 24/7 gym in Geelong by Joyce Architects creates a ‘paradigm shift’ in the fitness category.
Events
6 reasons to visit White Night Shepparton this Saturday
It’s Shepparton’s turn to experience the excitement of the White Night festival. Over a six-hour period the regional town will be awash with colour and art.
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Cera Stribley’s eyelid-like design for St Hubert’s Winery
Cera Stribely steps out of its residential design remit to debut its first hospitality design – the remarkable redevelopment of Yarra Valley’s St Hubert’s Winery. Annie Reid reports.
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The Continental Sorrento is finally here
It’s the hospitality project we’ve all been waiting for! The Continental Sorrento is open for business, and Stephen Crafti takes us on the walk-through.
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i2C’s heritage-listed The Goods Shed balances past with future
As part of the broader Ballarat Station Precinct in Victoria, The Goods Shed will become a hub for the local area, bustling with events and a myriad of cafés and restaurants.
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Recycled materials elegantly resolved comprise the winner of the AFDA 2020
From Australia’s top furniture designers James Walsh has been given the 2020 Australian Furniture Design Award for his design, the Anthropic Bench.
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Inspiring design for inspired work: Bosch HQ
modulyss at Bosch’s new headquarters in Victoria not only ensures a flexible working environment, but it is also interesting, and more importantly, inspiring.
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Indigenous Design Charter takes home Victorian Premier’s Design Awards top honour
The winners have been announced! The 2018 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards have been awarded, with a ground-breaking Indigenous design charter taking home the highest prize.